The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-08-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Secretary Of the Navy has issued in
structions that the United States steamship
Michigan shall be at Detroit on the 18th
and 18th of September to take part in the
ceremonies of the reunion OF the Army OF
the Tennessee, and at Chicago from the LIST
to the 10Th of October for the military en-
campment>
AT q meeting of the citizens Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia held ON the I'd, resolu-
tions were UNANIMOUSLY adopted calling ON
The President to remove the Commissioners
Of the District.
GENERAL ROsECRANs recently presented
10 President Cleveland and Pension Com
missioner Black resolutions OF Iowa men,
bers of the Grand Army Of the Republic
Nenunciatory Of other Grand Army men
who objected to Mr.. Cleveland's presence
In the eucempment at st. Louis because OF
ny veto Of the Dependent and other PEN
SION Wills.
DIR. u. e SALMON, chief Of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry, left Washington recently
for Delaware and Ulster Counties, N. Y. to
investigate the outbreak Of pleuro-pneu-
monia. The disease was introduced into
these counties by two car loads of cattle
shipped from the stock yards in New York
City last March and April.
The Siamese Prince and his suite reached
Washington on the 9Th and spent the day
visiting the public buildings.
The President has decided to make q
short stop at Columbus, O., and Indiansp-
oils, Ind, on his way West in October.
THE EAST.
TIE New York Republican State con-
yeution will be held Ut Saratoga, Septem-
Der II.
BIZ the explosion Of gasoline lamp at
q picnic near Pittsburgh, Pa, the other
night, five persons were badly burned-one
fatally.
A HUNGARIAN coke drawer went to work
the other day at the works Of the Blair Iron
and Coal Company, Galebran, Pa. Later
number Of his countrymen sought him and
murdered him for being . traitor to the
cause Of their strike.
The wages Of the employees of the Henry
u.
Pa, have been reduced ten cents day.
The niece of Mrs. A. T. Stewart has sued
Judge Hilton and William Libtey, execu-
tors, for an accounting Of the A. 7. Stewart
estate. She alleges that the estate has
been despoiled Of between $l5, 0oO. 900 and
S3O,OOO00O.
A HURRICANE. accompanied by rain and
hail. prevailed at New Brunswick, N. J.,
for an hour and a half ON the ID. The rain
fall was the heaviest in many years. The
storm also ragged with violence at Knots
dale, Pa.
DANIEL DESMOND, clerk for New York
dry goods firm. has been arrested for hav-
ing embezzled sl2, 600 in the sale of laces.
A NATIONAL district assembly of the
Knights OF Labor was formed in Buffalo,
N. ", recently.
THE New York Democratic State conven-
ton will be held at Saratoga August 30.
AT q special meeting Of the board of
trustees of the New York Soldiers and
Sailors Home, held at Bath. n. ", Treas
urer Robbie was OuSted. An examination
Of his books showed him to be q, 600 short.
THE National Civil Service Reform
League opened its annual session at New
port, r. l., on the Sd. George William
Curtis delivered the address.
A CRAZY Irishman named Mooney at
tempted to blow up the British steamer
Queen at New York recently by throwing
an explosive on board, which set fire to the
vessel. He was arrested and the flames
suppressed.
The schedules filed in the assignment of
William 7. Cunningham & Sons, of New
York and Philadelphia, who recently tried
to corner the prune market, but failed,
show liabilities, $1,075 1875; contingent liza
bilities, S35, lbs: nominal assets, 81 pa, 22Sl !;
actual assets, 1910, 100.
The $4,000 trotting stallion Norwood
Chief dropped dead on the Elmira, n. Y,
track the other evening.
JAMES HoGG. hosiery, Philadelphia, has
failed with So, 600 liabilities and 5000 as
sets.
AFTER hot discussion the county CON-
mittee of the United Labor party at New
York decided that no socialist is entitled to
membership In the United Labor party.
A FIRE at Syracuse, N. v, the other
morning damaged the extensive saddlery
and hardware mandatory Of Frazer &
Jones to the amount of 100000. which is
covered by insurance OF about $50, 600.
ONE of the reports recently current on
Wall street was to the effect that Mr.. Stay
ner would resign from the presidency of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Rail
road Company, and that either B. Harrison
or l.. c. Waite would be elected in his place
ONE hundred girls employed in the weav-
ing department of the silk mills at Harms
burg, Pa, struck work the other day be-
cause of a reduction of one cent per yard.
THE Volunteer won the Goclet cup in the
yacht race at Newport, r. L, defeating the
Mayfiower by eight minutes in O course Of
forty miles.
BIZ collision between an accommodation
and q construction train near Greenfield,
Mass, the other morning, the engineer was
killed and two passengers badly hurt
KNIGHTS of Labor propose to test the
legality of the evictions of the salt works
strikers at Natrona, Pa, in the courts.
THE WEST.
1IRs. FANNIE HOME, at Tuscola, Ill, the
otter day attempted to drive q mad bull
Out Of the front yard. She fought the AMI
msl as long as her strength held out, and,
rs no ono came TO her assistance, her life
WIS trsmpled and gored out before the
ec>s of her two little children.
DR. ST. JoHN, owner Of the schooner
Blake, by which boat Mc4arigle, the
boodler, made his escape, has been ar
reted by the Chicago authorities.
The preliminary trial ut Detroit, Mich,
% Sergeant Clark, of the Twenty-third
regiment United States infantry, for the
shooting Of Private Albert Stone, resulted
In his discharge. Stone, who had been
sentenced to military prison for conduct
derogatory to military discipline. tried to